Singer/dancer Julianne Hough reveals a more mature side to her music with the release of her new music video Friday on CMT to promote her latest single "Is That So Wrong," the first offering from her upcoming sophomore studio album, "Wildfire," tentatively scheduled to arrive in November. The ballroom dancer/country music singer is lingering alone in her home, singing her heart out about wanting someone to light up her day. Hough turns in a strong, able vocal performance and positively noted the influences of co-writer Sarah Buxton.The radio-friendly track "Is That So Wrong" is a mid-tempo track complete with a strong, able vocal performance from Hough, who co-written with Blair Day and Nashville treasure Buxton, backed by electric guitar and percussion with steel guitar fills. It certainly sounds like a different, the tune shows an edgier, more complex side to Hough and her music. Buxton's influence is prevalent throughout the song, from the vocal phrasing to the lyrics of the track. The song's female narrator has just experienced a breakup and describes the longing for someone to fill that vacancy. Hough described the process of writing the song in a behind the scenes video. "Blair was playing this rift and I said 'let's write a song about how I just got out of a relationship, and I don't want anything really, but I just want to like have somebody there.'" Hough admits that the breakup with boyfriend and charting of a new course afterwards helped inspire the new single.
The music video is directed by "So You Think You Can Dance" judge Adam Shankman. Travis Wall, the runner-up of the dancing competition season 2, reportedly creates the choreography which is a bit steamy with Hough disrobing while dancing around the house. In the video, Hough is shown carrying some items from her car to her apartment, but on the way she bumps into a man walking his dog. They smile at each other and continue on, with Hough going up to her apartment, where she begins to dance on her furniture and all around her living space. Upon hearing someone at her door, she opens it to find the man she bumped into previously with a bouquet of flowers.
Hough was really trying to break away from the 'dancer' typecast and shows off her talents as a country singer. She came to national prominence as the two-time professional dance champion on ABC's Dancing With the Stars, but the 22 year-old says her ultimate goal is a career in country music. One of the reasons for the moderate instead of smashing success was the 'dated' production style throughout the album. The production on the single is handled by stalwart Nashville producer Dann Hough and he completely gives the song the 'current' sound that Hough needed to set herself back on the path to country music stardom.
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